36th Crystal: [Voice]

[cladinthedark]

[He's been thinking he'd have to make this announcement ever since his uncle's familiar, comforting presence simply... vanished, overnight. Golbez is fairly certain he knows why this was, but he had to be entirely certain, and so he's been spending the day moving throughout the village and even out towards the mountains, as far as he figures he'd have to go to feel some trace of Fusoya's presence.

Of course, he sensed nothing. As he returns back to his apartment and flops down in his chair, feeling drained, tired, and generally apathetic, he flips open his journal to make a brief statement.]

For those of you familiar with Fusoya... I regret to inform you that he is no longer in Luceti with us.

[He tries for a couple moments to add something else, but nothing comes. He's just no good at this sort of thing. He just sighs and shuts the book, now only waiting for whoever might respond.

It only now occurs to him that he could have just messaged Fusoya's journal and gotten to the same conclusion. He chuckles bitterly at himself for forgetting this. Ah, hindsight.]

Comments

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[paladinlost]

You'd better not. You still have much to do. We all do.

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[cladinthedark]

I've no intention of giving up, Cecil. As long as you lot are here, at least, I have something to fight for.

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[paladinlost]

In that case, I suppose I have no choice but to stay as long as you need it.

[He'll do it gladly, if it's necessary.]

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[cladinthedark]

[Of course, that's not really up to him, but Golbez appreciates the sentiment nonetheless.]

And I'll do my best... to be here as long as you need me.

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[paladinlost]

In that case, I have a feeling we'll both be here for quite some time.

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[cladinthedark]

That... might not be so bad, really.

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[paladinlost]

Experiments excepted, it could even be nice, for some time. ...Though I suspect we'd find ourselves worrying quite a lot about the state of our world.

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[cladinthedark]

You would. As for me... I'd only be asleep, regardless.

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[paladinlost]

...No sleep ever lasts forever. You'll wake up to a world that needs you, someday.

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[cladinthedark]

A world in need of me... Hmmm, and what would that hypothetical world require that I could provide?

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[paladinlost]

Your experience and knowledge concerning outside threats, history and magic, all the moral support you can offer, a few nice Firagas...

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[cladinthedark]

[Okay, the Firaga comment gets a chuckle out of him.]

You still have quite a tactical mind, Cecil. Always seeing all the possibilities.

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[paladinlost]

I know the future, remember? I know Firagas will always be very helpful, as will your other talents, and I'm quite certain our uncle appreciates them just as much as we do.